Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gaithersburg - Montgomery County Airport (KGAI)

Lat: 39.17° N Lon: 77.17° W Elev: 495 ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.09 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint NA
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 17 Feb 9:56 pm EST
Detailed forecast for

Central and Southeast Montgomery

Rest Of Tonight
Cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows around 40. Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Thursday Night
Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Friday
Rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
Saturday
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Sunday
Rain likely with a chance of snow. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows in the upper 20s.
Monday
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.



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956 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026
 
 

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